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Kelly Kulick
Kelly Kulick (born March 16, 1977) is an American professional bowler, bowling coach and sportscaster. She has won 7 professional women's bowling titles (5 of them majors), 1 PBA Tour title (1 major), 2 PBA Women’s Series titles (1 major), and 1 professional mixed doubles title. Kulick is the first woman ever to win a national PBA Tour title and the only woman to win a major PBA Tour tournament. She is one of only four players in history to win the U.S. Women's Open at least three times. She is a 16-time member of Team USA (1998–2001, 2008, 2010–2020). Kulick is currently a pro staff member for Storm Bowling, Vise grips and High 5 gear.
In 2019, Kulick was inducted into the USBC Hall of Fame, Superior Performance category. In 2026, she was voted into the PWBA Hall of Fame, Performance category. She was officially inducted in a ceremony on May 14, 2026.
She has won four medals at The World Games, including two golds. She has been a color commentator on CBS Sports Network coverage of the PWBA Tour since 2016. Kulick is currently the head coach for Junior Team USA.
Raised in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey, Kulick attended Union High School, where she played on the school's softball team.
Kulick is the first woman ever to win a regular Professional Bowlers Association tour title and the only woman thus far to win a major PBA Tour tournament, winning the 2010 PBA Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas on January 24, 2010. After finishing the weekly qualifying as the #2 seed, she defeated #3 qualifier Mika Koivuniemi to advance to the final against 12-time titlist and 2007–08 PBA Player of the Year Chris Barnes. In the final, she threw 10 strikes in a dominating 265–195 win. This earned Kelly a 2-year exemption to compete on the PBA Tour. This feat was followed in November 2017 (although in a non-major tournament) when Liz Johnson won the PBA Chameleon Championship during the 2017 PBA World Series of Bowling.
(The previous high finish for a female in a regular PBA Tour event was second place, accomplished by Liz Johnson at the 2005 Banquet Open. By winning her semifinal match against Wes Malott, Johnson was also the first woman to defeat a man in a televised PBA Tour event. The first woman to defeat a man in a televised championship bowling match was Lynda Barnes, who defeated Sean Rash in the finals of the 2008 USBC Clash of the Champions—a non-PBA made-for-TV event broadcast nationally in the U.S. on CBS-TV.)
Billie Jean King, former tennis superstar and head of the Women's Sports Foundation, summed up the impact of Kulick's TOC victory:
"Kelly Kulick's win at the PBA Tour's Tournament of Champions is not only historic, it serves as a motivational and inspirational event for girls and women competing at all levels all around the world."
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Kelly Kulick
Kelly Kulick (born March 16, 1977) is an American professional bowler, bowling coach and sportscaster. She has won 7 professional women's bowling titles (5 of them majors), 1 PBA Tour title (1 major), 2 PBA Women’s Series titles (1 major), and 1 professional mixed doubles title. Kulick is the first woman ever to win a national PBA Tour title and the only woman to win a major PBA Tour tournament. She is one of only four players in history to win the U.S. Women's Open at least three times. She is a 16-time member of Team USA (1998–2001, 2008, 2010–2020). Kulick is currently a pro staff member for Storm Bowling, Vise grips and High 5 gear.
In 2019, Kulick was inducted into the USBC Hall of Fame, Superior Performance category. In 2026, she was voted into the PWBA Hall of Fame, Performance category. She was officially inducted in a ceremony on May 14, 2026.
She has won four medals at The World Games, including two golds. She has been a color commentator on CBS Sports Network coverage of the PWBA Tour since 2016. Kulick is currently the head coach for Junior Team USA.
Raised in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey, Kulick attended Union High School, where she played on the school's softball team.
Kulick is the first woman ever to win a regular Professional Bowlers Association tour title and the only woman thus far to win a major PBA Tour tournament, winning the 2010 PBA Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas on January 24, 2010. After finishing the weekly qualifying as the #2 seed, she defeated #3 qualifier Mika Koivuniemi to advance to the final against 12-time titlist and 2007–08 PBA Player of the Year Chris Barnes. In the final, she threw 10 strikes in a dominating 265–195 win. This earned Kelly a 2-year exemption to compete on the PBA Tour. This feat was followed in November 2017 (although in a non-major tournament) when Liz Johnson won the PBA Chameleon Championship during the 2017 PBA World Series of Bowling.
(The previous high finish for a female in a regular PBA Tour event was second place, accomplished by Liz Johnson at the 2005 Banquet Open. By winning her semifinal match against Wes Malott, Johnson was also the first woman to defeat a man in a televised PBA Tour event. The first woman to defeat a man in a televised championship bowling match was Lynda Barnes, who defeated Sean Rash in the finals of the 2008 USBC Clash of the Champions—a non-PBA made-for-TV event broadcast nationally in the U.S. on CBS-TV.)
Billie Jean King, former tennis superstar and head of the Women's Sports Foundation, summed up the impact of Kulick's TOC victory:
"Kelly Kulick's win at the PBA Tour's Tournament of Champions is not only historic, it serves as a motivational and inspirational event for girls and women competing at all levels all around the world."